Even an excellent drug treatment center recovery rate for opiate addicts is 10 to 20 percent, said Paul Remick, D.O., a long-time addiction specialist and Scranton-based family physician with the Horizon Medical Group.

Remick said fewer individuals recover if they're not treated properly, but the payoff to society is huge when addicts turn their lives around.

Even an excellent drug treatment center recovery rate for opiate addicts is 10 to 20 percent, said Paul Remick, D.O., a long-time addiction specialist and Scranton-based family physician with the Horizon Medical Group.

Remick said fewer individuals recover if they're not treated properly, but the payoff to society is huge when addicts turn their lives around.